Gamious

Gamious is a Dutch video game developer and publisher founded in Haarlem, Netherlands, in February 2011.[1]

Gamious
IndustryVideo games
FoundedFebruary 2011 (2011-02)
Founders
  • Pim Bouman
  • Jos Bouman
Headquarters
Haarlem
,
Netherlands
Websitegamious.com

History

Gamious was founded in 2011 by Pim and Jos Bouman. They created a platform called the "Game Train" to collaborate with other game developers.[2] The Game Train enabled freelancing game developers to work with Gamious to create games.[3] Gamious would publish and market the game, and share the revenue with the developers. Gamious had a database of over 400 people working on 21 projects. Gamious eventually dropped the Game Train as they felt that it was too much for them and gave back the titles to their respective owners.

Some Game Train games were developed further, and became some of Gamious's early released Briquid and iO.

Games
TitleYearGenrePlatforms
Briquid 2013 Puzzle Windows, iOS, Android
iO 2014 Platformer Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Briquid Mini Puzzle Windows, iOS
Lines 2015 Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Turmoil 2016 Simulation Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS
Sprawl Puzzle iOS, Android
Turnbased Templars Turn-based strategy Android
Team Racing League 2017 Racing Windows, macOS, Linux
Lake 2021 Narrative-adventure PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Words in Progress Upcoming Word game Mobile

Awards
YearAwardNomineeCategoryResultRef
2013Dutch Game AwardsBriquidBest Mobile GameNominated[4]
GamiousIndustry Award[1]
2014European Innovative Games AwardiOOverallShortlisted
Dutch Game AwardsHonorable Mention
IndieCadeFinalist
2015GDCBest In PlayHonorable Mention
Dutch Game AwardsLinesBest Casual GameWon[5]
2016International Mobile Gaming AwardsBest Quickplay GameNominated

Game Reviews

Escapist magazine wrote a review of their game Lake "Overall, Lake is a down-to-Earth title that highlights finding peace in a familiar place. Both the gameplay and story are easygoing, resulting in a relaxing journey of self-discovery. Although the town is beautiful and offers some engaging characters, it doesn’t inject enough life into it, making the overall experience dull and repetitive"[6]

Game Rant wrote about same game Lake, "Lake is not like a ton of other AAA or indie games on the market. In a game industry dominated by genre titans with intense gameplay like Call of Duty and Fortnite, Lake offers a strikingly ordinary premise."[7]

References
  1. "Press". Gamious. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. "Gamious - Company information". Keen Gamer. February 13, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  3. "How Gamious started their illustration or graphics journey". 99designs. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. Redactie (October 30, 2013). "AWARDS • Nominatie Control Industry Award 2013: Briquid van Gamious" (in Dutch). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  5. "Lines the Game". International Mobile Gaming Awards. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  6. "Lake Review in 3 Minutes - Relaxing, Albeit Repetitive Narrative Adventure". The Escapist. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  7. "Explaining the 'Cozy' Game Lake". Game Rant. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-10-02.


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